Events

Explore the range of events offered by our artists. Choose unique artworks & gifts made locally by Kent and Sussex based SEOS artists taking part in seasonal events.

The events below are listed in date order.


Ongoing events

Art & Space Gallery Tenterden

1 March to 31 July 2026

Gallery with a collection of local Artists work for sale. Originals and prints

South East Open Studios 30th Anniversary Show

1 May to 25 May 2026

Work by 38 SEOS artists has been selected for the South East Open Studios 30th Anniversary Show at West End House Gallery, Water Lane, Smarden, Kent,TN27 8QB. 1st – 25th May.
Open Thurs-Sun &. . .

SEOS Tonbridge area Taster Show

1 May to 31 May 2026
Submitted by Ray Taylor, Hildegard Pax, Carole Robson, Hannah Shepheard, edmund cattell, OLGA MOFFETT, Shelley Rose

This exhibition of work by seven Tonbridge area SEOS artists will be open during library hours and will run for the month of May displaying paintings, prints and glass.
Cranbrook Library, Carriers. . .

Sutton Valence Pottery

2 May to 6 December 2026
Submitted by Joanne Weaver

Pop shop at the Sutton Valence Studio open once a month on the first weekend of every month only from April – December. Changing seasonal displays. New designs each month…

Laurence Moracchini, Art in Ditchling Festival

2 May to 25 May 2026
Submitted by Laurence Moracchini, Susie Koren

‘Celebrating Imperfection’ is the theme of the exhibition, multidisciplinary artist Laurence Moracchini, has curated in her hidden gem of a hayloft studio along with two talented local artists.. . .

Common Threads

8 May to 25 May 2026
Submitted by Eloise Dethier-Eaton, Anoushka Cole

‘Common Threads’ is about telling the cultural and material histories behind textiles. Anoushka Cole makes textiles and works on paper using locally-sourced fibres and dyes. She adopts a minimalist. . .

Pilgrims Way Artists Annual Summer Exhibition’s event

15 May to 25 May 2026
Submitted by Lucy Prescott

Fantastic news ! I have been invited to join this talented and popular group of artist this summer as a guest artist at the spectacular Tithe Barn in Lenham. Really looking forward to showing my new. . .

Dulwich Artists Open Houses

16 May to 17 May 2026
Submitted by Victoria Wainwright

I will be exhibiting my jewellery with contemporary Artist and Printer Kate Bowe, alongside lots of other artists in their studios. There is a great trail to follow with lots of studios to see and. . .

Upcoming events

The Society of Women Artists 165th Annual Open Exhibition 2026

23 June to 27 June 2026
Submitted by Maria Russell

The Society of Women Artists 165th Annual Open Exhibition 2026

Portrait of the Artists Exhibition

24 June to 18 July 2026
Submitted by Margaret Devitt

With photography by Roger Lee and curation by Victoria Granville this exhibition celebrates the richness of visual creativity in Sevenoaks and south-east England. It features photographic portraits of. . .

ArtSpring at The Spa Galleries

30 July to 7 August 2026
Submitted by Marie Pearson, Katie Whitbread, HILARY SHIELDS

Eight artists of various disciplines from the ArtSpring Gallery will be showing at The Spa Galleries, The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells.

ArtSpring in Rye

5 September to 6 September 2026
Submitted by Marie Pearson, HILARY SHIELDS, Katie Whitbread

Six artists from the ArtSpring Gallery will be exhibiting with fine painting, ceramics, glassware and jewellery – all handmade.
This weekend showcase will take place at:
St Mary’s Centre
Lion. . .

Artwave Festival 2026

5 September to 20 September 2026
Submitted by donna leighton

Artwave is the annual festival of artists and makers in the Lewes District. Every year hundreds of creatives exhibit in Lewes, Seaford, Newhaven and the surrounding villages. The brochure detailing. . .

Art Show

3 October to 4 October 2026
Submitted by David Scrivener

Local artists show at their annual event